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Child Restraint Systems
WARNING
When you intend to install a child restraint system in the rear center seating position, if the child restraint system does not fit snugly against the contours of the rear center seat cushion, install the child restraint system in the window-side seating position to be safe.
2. Run the lap and shoulder belt through or around the child restraint system following the instructions provided by its manufacturer.
3. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle until you hear a click.
4. Take up the slack in the lap belt.
5. If using the seatbelt in the ALR mode is recommended by the manufacturer’ s instructions supplied with the child restraint system, perform the following procedure.( 1) Pull out the seatbelt fully from the retractor to change the retractor over from the Emergency Locking Retractor( ELR) to the Automatic Locking Retractor( ALR) mode.
( 2) Allow the belt to rewind into the retractor. As the belt is rewinding, clicks will be heard which indicate the retractor functions as ALR.
6. Before having a child sit in the child restraint system, try to move it back and forth and right and left to check if it is firmly secured. Sometimes a child restraint system can be more firmly secured by pushing it down into the seat cushion and then tightening the seatbelt. It should not be possible to move the child restraint system more than 1 in( 2.5 cm) in any direction along the seatbelt path.
7. If the seatbelt has been set to the ALR mode in step 5, pull at the shoulder portion of the belt to confirm that it cannot be pulled out( ALR properly functioning).